The nurse is caring for a female client who has just undergone excision of a parotid gland tumor. The client tells the nurse that she is experiencing facial weakness on the operative side. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "You may be experiencing a slight stroke, and I will notify the doctor."
b. "This is a temporary condition that will resolve once radiation treatment is begun."
c. "You are experiencing weakness because the facial nerve was irritated during the surgery."
d. "You probably have a pinched nerve after lying on the operating room table for so long."
C
Cranial nerve V involvement is a possible outcome of this type of surgery. The client presents with facial weakness and possibly with loss of sensation to the affected side. The other choices regarding facial weakness following this type of surgery are not accurate.
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Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The nurse manager wrote notes on the expectations discussed during disciplinary sessions. 2. The terminated employee's last evaluation discusses problems with performance, but no coaching is described. 3. When problems with the employee arose, the manager's average time of intervention was less than 1 day. 4. There are notes in the employee's record from human resources indicating the nurse manager had discussed issues with the HR director. 5. In one note, the manager describes the employee as "petulant, immature, and uncaring."
The nurse explains to the patient the procedure she will use to apply a wet dressing to his open wound. The nurse will use which of the following solutions?
a. Salicylic acid b. Colloidal bath c. Burow's solution d. Urea
What can stroking infants who are physiologically unstable result in?
a. Fewer sleep periods b. Increased weight gain c. Shortened hospital stay d. Decreased oxygen saturation
Warning a potential victim about a threat to his or her safety made by a client is known as:
a. negligent behavior b. breach of confidentiality c. shirking of duty d. duty to warn